Ellison's Elixirs. From Love and Fear.

Harlan Ellison 1934 - 2018 – one of the most renowned American science fiction writers. A rebel, a scandal-monger, a subverter of foundations, he always touched on the sharpest themes in his work and never let anyone off the hook.... Having tried his hand at all literary genres, he settled on science fiction, as it best met his desire for self-expression. 10 Hugos, 5 Nebulas, 18 Lokuses, 6 Bram Stoker Awards and a whole array of other awards and prizes, numerous screenplays, compilation of collections and anthologies, many of his anthologies are considered benchmark collections of the new wave, flamboyance, black PR, endless clashes with publishers, editorial boards, newspapers… It seems that this man managed to live ten lives instead of one – and a retrospective collection of the best short prose over 50 years of work gives an impressive slice of his dark fantasies, his inimitable humor, his hopes and disappointments…